Detailed user manual for predictive text.

Grandad99

I'm very non- techie and struggle with basic predictive text so things like corrections, inserting words and adding symbols are a complete mystery.

The instructions that come with a mobile phone -paper or online - just skim over the basics.

Is there a detailed online manual anywhere?

agrinnall

If you can't deal with it, how about turning it off? I'm assuming you're still using a non-smart phone if predictive text is an issue, if you make the move to a smart phone, even a basic one, then you'll have a full keyboard to use which (to me at least) makes typing proper sentences a lot easier than it used to be with a numeric keypad.

GunJack

first thing with any new phone, turn the bl00dy predctive text off

bod1467

http://www.howtofixanything.co.uk/howto-howtousepredictivetextonyourmobilephone.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_(predictive_text)

paddyrg

There are different types of things you could all legitimately call predictive text, but if you've got a really basic phone (tiny screen, keypad of 0-9 plus # and * keys) it'll likely be a system called T9. The fine details will vary by implementation (eg Nokia and Samsung might implement slightly different shortcut keys) but http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_(predictive_text) will give you a starting point.

womble12345

What phone have you got?

Grandad99

Thanks everyone,

Phone is a basic one -Nokia 108, cost £29 last month so probably T9.

Will try paddyrg's link first